Bono & Nicholas Kristof at Hero Summit

Newsweek & The Daily Beast’s inaugural summit honors the people who change lives across the globe.
Bono interviewed one of his heroes Pulitzer prize winner Nicholas Kristof      at “Newsweek & The Daily Beast 2012 Hero Summit” at theUnited States Institute of Peace. on  14 th in Washington, DC.

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Not all heroes wear uniforms. Bono, the lead singer of U2, reversed roles with the New York Times columnist for an interview about Kristof’s international reporting. After lauding the writer as one of his own heroes, Bono asked Kristof if he’s ever been accused of crossing the line from journalist to activist as a result of championing certain issues. “I’ve kind of looked in the mirror sometimes and wondered, you know, why am I straying a little far,” Kristof said.



It’s been a week in high-profile affairs, but Nick Kristof assured Bono that he only shares a bed with one activist—his wife, writer Sheryl WuDunn. But, what’s it like in the Kristof-WuDunn household? The New York Times columnist said he and his wife have exposed their children to social issues through traveling. “In retrospect, I think she felt a little cheated when she discovered her Caribbean holiday was Haiti during the cholera outbreak,” he said of a trip with his daughter. As for sharing a hotel with George Clooney: “Let me explain,” Kristof quipped.